Description: This book provides a tool for clinicians to turn to when they are working with adult children and their parents seeking to resolve conflict, improve communication, and enhance their relationships.
Brief description: Amy J.L. Baker, PhD, is a nationally recognized leader and expert in the field of parental alienation and loyalty conflicts. She is the author of Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Breaking the Ties That Bind (2007), Working with Alienated Children and Families: A Clinical Guidebook (2012), and Surviving Parental Alienation: A Journey of Hope and Healing (2017). Baker has published numerous academic articles on the topic of parental alienation and writes a blog for Psychology Today on the topic.
Review Quotes:
"In some families, the nightmare of parental alienation ends when the adult child and the rejected parent find each other and choose--tentatively--to become reacquainted. Although the bad dream is over, the child and parent may still be confused, perturbed, angry, and frightened. This book is a guide for therapists who aim to help their clients get through this critical period of time, which can be both terrifying and wonderful." --William Bernet, M.D., professor emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
"Restoring Family Connections should be in the toolbox of every practicing mental health clinician. It lays the groundwork for understanding the parental alienation dynamic in depth and how to achieve reconciliation. Do you care about families affected by parental alienation? Do you have the desire to help them work through the multiple psychological issues and emotional strife that accompany it? This manual and how to guide is the only resource available today that will help you achieve your goal." --Jill Egizii, president, Parental Alienation Awareness Organization USA "Many therapists do untold damage to adult alienated children and their parents when they intervene without proper training or education. In this groundbreaking book Amy J.L. Baker, Paul R. Fine, and Alianna LaCheen-Baker provide detailed and informed advice for professionals working with this population. They provide the reader with a critical set of foundational beliefs, interventions, and activities that are essential for clinicians to understand and implement. Highly recommended." --Joshua Coleman, Ph.D., author of When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Get Along